ai4bharat/Pralekha huggingface dataset:
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Ease of Doing Business
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  in coordination with Governments of States and Union Territories , is working on improving business regulatory environment in States and UTs. The exercise involves identifying reforms which bring Ease of Doing Business , in consultation with the States and UTs. Once identified, these reforms are compiled into an Action Plan and shared with States and UTs for its implementation in a time bound manner. Achievements made by the States and UTs are updated by them on the EODB portal. Assessment of States and UTs on the basis of implementation of Action Plan is done by DPIIT.
DPIIT has, so far, released four editions of its assessment under the State Reforms Action Plan. The first assessment was released on 14th September, 2015, followed by the second and third assessments on 31st October, 2016 and 10th July, 2018. The latest assessment was released on 5th September, 2020. In the fifth edition of the exercise, DPIIT has prepared a 301-point State Reforms Action Plan, 2020 and shared with States/UTs on 25th August, 2020. The Action Plan is spread across 24 reform areas with an addition of several sector-specific reforms to ensure sectoral coverage.
With an aim to take the reform agenda at grass-root level, DPIIT has also prepared and shared with States/UTs a 213-point District Reforms Action Plan, 2020 which is spread across 8 reform areas: Starting a Business, Urban Local Body Services, Land Reform Enabler, Land Administration and Property Registration Enablers, Obtaining Approval for Construction, Paying Taxes, Miscellaneous and Grievance Redressal/ Paperless Courts and Law & Order.
There is no specific funding of States/UT s for implementation of reforms. DPIIT supports states by organizing workshops/seminars for States/UTs to address concerns regarding implementation of Reform Action Plan.
DPIIT has prepared a 301-point State Reforms Action Plan, 2020 and shared with States/UTs on 25th August, 2020. The Action Plan is spread across 24 reform areas and seeks to promote sector-specific approach so as to create an enabling business environment across various sectors in the country. The various sector includes Trade License, Healthcare, Legal Metrology, Fire License/NOC, Cinema Halls, Hospitality, Telecom, Movie Shooting and Tourism.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Breakthrough achieved on Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project
Breakthrough has been achieved on Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari informed through a series of tweets that the last 20km stretch passes through eco-sensitive zone of Raja Ji National Park where Asia’s longest elevated wildlife corridor  is being constructed that includes 340m Daat Kali tunnel. He said sustainable development is the motto of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s Government.
The Minister said the tunnel intends to protect the surrounding wildlife. Once completed, the expressway would reduce travel time between Dehradun-Delhi from 6 hrs to 2.30 hours & Delhi-Haridwar from 5 hours to 2 hours, he added.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
KVIC distributes 2330 Bee-Boxes in Kashmir beating its own record
KVIC Chairman distributing “bee boxes” in Kupwara
KVIC has created a world record of distributing maximum number of bee-boxes in one day. This was achieved by the KVIC in the Zangalee Army area at Kupwara in Kashmir beating its previous best of 1000 bee boxes distributed in Kaziranga forest area among theMishing tribe on the occasion of World Honey Bee Day. Two thousand three hundred thirty bee-boxes were distributed among 233 beneficiaries in the Zangalee Army area.
On this occasion, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister,Kavinder Gupta, said that the KVIC’s programmes could generate jobs in the valley.
The KVIC Chairman,Vinai Kumar Saxena, said that the ‘Honey Mission’ is aimed to fulfil the call of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, for a Sweet Kranti. The KVIC made an action plan named ‘Honey Mission’ – with a target to distribute 1.3 lakh bee-boxes before November 2018 across the country and so far 27,000 bee-boxes have already been distributed. The Chairman further added that KVIC is the nodal agency of Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme  under which loans will be provided for setting up units of processing, bottling, packaging and labelling units for the honey.
The programme in Kupwara was held in association with the Indian Army under its Sadbhawna programmein order to establish peace and harmony in the valley.Major General C. B Ponappa, GOC Vajra Division Kupwara, in his address, said that such developmental programmes could play a pivotal role in establishing peace and harmony in Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian Army helped in providing training and also provided 10 percent financefor setting up of theapiaries, thereby providing the beneficiaries a platform for earning livelihood.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
205.59 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
36,95,835 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,35,364
Active cases stand at 0.31%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.50%
21,595 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,34,45,624
20,551 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
87.71 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,00,110 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Election Commission
Bye Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly  – reg.
There are two casual vacancies in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly. The details of the vacanciesare as follows:
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Name of Member
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Nature of election
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Cause of vacancy
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Term up to
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Sri Ahmed Hasan
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By MLAs
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Death on
20th February, 2022
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30th January, 2027
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Sri Thakur Jaiveer Singh
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By MLAs
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Resignation on
24th March, 2022
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05th May, 2024
2. The Commission has decided to hold two separate bye-elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by the members of the Legislative Assembly to fill the above mentioned vacancies as per the following common schedule: -
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S. No.
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Events
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Dates
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-
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Issue of Notification
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25thJuly, 2022 
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-
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Last Date of making nominations
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01st August, 2022 
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-
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Scrutiny of nominations
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02nd August, 2022 
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-
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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04thAugust, 2022 
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-
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Date of Poll
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11th August, 2022 
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-
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Hours of Poll
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09:00 am- 04:00 pm
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-
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Counting of Votes
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11th August, 2022  at 05:00 pm
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-
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Date before which election shall be completed
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16th August, 2022 
3. Broad Guidelines of Covid-19 issued by ECI as contained in para 06 of Press Note, dated 25th May, 2022, available at link https://eci.gov.in/files/file/14188-schedule-for-bye-election-in-parliamentaryassembly-constituencies-of-various-states/ to be followed, wherever applicable, during entire election process by all persons.
4. The Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh is being directed to depute a senior officer from the State to ensure that the extant instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for conducting the election.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Short films are an important part of professional journey of film directors: Cecile Blondel at IFFI52 Masterclass on Why Make Short Videos
Panaji, 24 November 2021
“Gobelins has been asking its students for last 45 years to make short film as part of the course and these films are an asset to us,” said Cécile Blondel of Gobelins School of Image, Paris. Blondel was conducting a Masterclass virtually on Why Make Short Films on the sidelines of IFFI52 in Goa today.
While narrating the importance of short films Cecile Blondel said that “Films less than 59 minutes in US and less than 50 minutes in UK are considered short films. Because of rising demand the production of short films has increased in last few years.”
“The fact that people can watch them on their phone while commuting or at their convienience also increases the attractiveness of the short films, ” Blondel noted.
To stress how seriously short film section is taken by industry leaders she informed that “Pixar has opened short film division and considers it as an important business division.”
While deliberating over the reason why short films are attractive she said “They cost less to make which means lower risk. Moreover they give you autonomy as short films can be produced even alone”.
Moreover in case of short videos “You can easily show your work to studios and can bypass the gatekeepers also,” she quipped.
Short videos are a great tool to master the art of film making. Explaining this she said, “It is a quick way to learn. We can learn about areas that need improvement in less stressful environment and also the skills that we learn are transferable to other formats.”
Cecile Blondel cited one study as per which out of 100 film directors that were interviewed one-third mentioned short films as an important part of their professional journey.
Short videos can easily cross boundaries of the world with the help of phone and internet and they can be source of income also, Prof Blondel added.
Ms Cecile Blondel concluded by highlighting the significance of Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival in France. She said it is the second most prestigious film festival in the world after Cannes and most important film festival for short films in the world where over 7000 short films from the world are shown.
Cécile studied and worked in the field of history of art. From 1989 to 1995 she was an associate researcher and lecturer in Cultural History. She taught at La Sorbonne and Science Po, Paris. She has been the Head of International Relations at Gobelins since 2012, where she is in charge of the International Programmes: Summer Schools and Master of Arts in Character Animation.TEAM IFFI PIB | DJM/HD/DR/IFFI-77
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The National Commission for Women in association with the Women Development Cell and Internal Complaint Committee, Gujarat University organized a one-day Western Regional Consultation Meet with various stakeholders including representatives from State Commissions for Women and Department of Women and Child Development and NGOs representing Swadhar Greh, Ujjwala and One Stop Centres from five states -- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Goa and DNH and Daman & Diu for discussing problems and issues faced by these organizations and for rendering the cause of women welfare, shelter, safety, protection of rights and empowerment.
Chairperson, National Commission of Women Ms Rekha Sharma participated as Chief Guest at the Consultation. Prof.  Himanshu Pandya, Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University & Prof.  Bharti Pathak, Chairperson, Internal Complaint Committee, Prof.  Jyoti Pareek, Member Secretary, WDC and ICC, Gujarat University and Dr. Shah Alam, Special Rapporteur, NCW graced the occasion.
Chairperson, NCW Ms. Rekha Sharma highlighted that society must keep pace with the changing society. She also stressed on the fact that women should break every glass ceiling and embrace all the new skills which have so far been male dominated. Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University Prof. Himanshu Pandya endorsed Madam Chairperson’s views in empowering women from all spheres and opined for bringing about a positive change in the mindset of people towards building a healthy society.
A presentation was shared on the working of the Commission followed by an interactive feedback session in which the stakeholders of various Institutes for women shared their viewpoints, issues and challenges faced by them. It was also expressed that there was a need for healthy and seamless collaboration between different stakeholders and state governments for effective implementation of government schemes.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on Ni-kshay Mitra Programe
9.55 lakh out of the 9.69 lakh consented TB patients across the country adopted by Ni-kshay Mitra
Under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan  implemented by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, 9.55 lakh out of the 9.69 lakh consented TB patients across the country have been adopted by Ni-kshay Mitra .
With the goal of achieving Sustainable Development Goals related to TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global targets, the National TB Elimination programme implements key activities as under:
- State and District Specific Strategic plan for targeted interventions in high-burden areas.
- Provision of free drugs and diagnostics to TB patients including for drug-resistant TB.
- Active TB case-finding campaign in key vulnerable and co-morbid populations.
- Integration with Ayushman Bharat - Health & Wellness Centres to decentralize screening and treatment services closer to the community.
- Private sector engagement including incentives for notification and management of TB cases.
- Scale-up of molecular diagnostic laboratories to sub-district levels.
- Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana for nutritional support to TB patients.
- Intensified IEC campaigns to reduce stigma, raise community awareness and improve health-seeking behaviour.
- Multi-sectoral response with involvement of line ministries.
- Scale up TB preventive therapy to contacts of pulmonary TB.
- Tracking of notified TB cases through a case-based web-based portal namely Ni-kshay.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Election Commission
In a first after reorganization, 17 Parliamentary Constituencies in Telangana go to Polls in Phase-I
5,99,933 electors in 18-19 years age group,out of Total 2,95,30,838 electors
34,603 Polling Stations set up across the State
Post reorganisation, the State of Telanganawill see its first General Election on 11th April, 2019. All 17 constituencies across 31 districts of the newly formed Stateare scheduled to go topolls in the first phase of the upcoming General Elections 2019. Out of the 17 constituencies, 3 are reserved for Scheduled Castes  and 2 for Scheduled Tribes .A total of 34,603Polling Stations have been set up across the State.
As per the data sourced from the National Election Planner, the State has a total of 2,95,30,838electors, out of which 1,48,42,582are men, 1,46,74,217are women and 2,089are from third gender. Further, of the total electors,10,823Service electors and 1,127 are overseas Indian electors.
Interestingly, there are 5,99,933electors in the State who are in the age group of 18-19 years, which is significantly higher than its sister State Andhra Pradesh that has5,39,804 electors in the same category.
If we combine 2,95,30,838 electors in Telangana and 3,66,61,315 electors in Andhra Pradesh, the total number of electors has increased by 12,58,015  since the previous General Election-2014 in the undivided Andhra Pradesh.It may be noted that polling percentage was highest at 74.64% in the undivided Andhra Pradesh in the General Elections 2014.
The number of electors and polling percentage for the State in previous General Elections is given in the table below:
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General Election Year
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|
Number of Electors in Telangana
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|
Polling Percentage
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|
Male
|
|
Female
|
|
Total
|
|
2019
|
|
14842582
|
|
14674217
|
|
29530838|
|
-
|
|
Number of Electors in Undivided Andhra Pradesh
|
|
2014
|
|
32676266
|
|
32252318
|
|
64934138|
|
74.64
|
|
2009
|
|
28684841
|
|
29207418
|
|
57892259
|
|
72.70
|
|
2004
|
|
25355118
|
|
25791224
|
|
51146342
|
|
69.95
|
|
1999
|
|
24771335
|
|
24883054
|
|
49654389
|
|
69.14
|
|
1998
|
|
24532867
|
|
24600268
|
|
49133135
|
|
66.00
|
|
1996
|
|
24735268
|
|
24766006
|
|
49501274
|
|
63.02
|
|
1991
|
|
21387877
|
|
21230096
|
|
42617973
|
|
61.42
|
|
1989
|
|
21273312
|
|
21201867
|
|
42475179
|
|
70.43
|
|
1984
|
|
16631513
|
|
16914974
|
|
33546487
|
|
68.97
|
|
1980
|
|
15081626
|
|
15415977
|
|
30497603
|
|
56.93
|
|
1977
|
|
13757025
|
|
13810593
|
|
27567618
|
|
62.47
|
|
1971
|
|
11389302
|
|
11308603
|
|
22697905
|
|
59.13
|
|
1967
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
21091212
|
|
66.97
|
|
1962
|
|
9585927
|
|
9151929
|
|
18737856
|
|
64.72
|
|
1957
|
|
|
|
|
|
17668716
|
|
|
|
1951
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sources – ECI websiteIncludes 5554 third gender electorsIncludes 2089 third gender electors, 1127 overseas electors and 10823 service electors
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Health Minister addresses Bharat Swaasth Mahotsav
Bharat Swasth Mahotsav organises ‘Padma Doctors Congregation’ for Celebrating Healthcare Changemakers in India Since Independence
“The award goes to the winner; the honor goes to the one who lives for the country”
With all our collective efforts, together we can make India a world leader and a symbol of global healthcare in this century: Dr Mansukh Mandaviya
Under able guidance of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, the process of selection of Padma awardees has changed a lot as common people are now being honored: Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar
“The award goes to the winner; the honor goes to the one who lives for the country”, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Health Minister stated this while addressing Bharat Swaasth Mahotsav here today along with Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State. The event was organised to celebrate the achievements and contributions in healthcare sector by ‘Padma Award' winning doctors in India since Independence. Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary and Dr R S Sharma, CEO, National Health Authority, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare were also present.
'Padma Doctors Congregation' has been designed to recognise, celebrate and felicitate the Healthcare Change Maker Padma Doctors for their exemplary contribution to the healthcare landscape in India since independence.
Appreciating the role of frontline workers, doctors and healthcare professionals, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said, “The role of healthcare professionals has been immense during the testing times of COVID-19. The hard work and commitment of doctors and healthcare professionals during this challenging time is memorable in the history of mankind. They have been the real heroes who have risked their own health and lives to serve and save patients during COVID-19. The nation will always be indebted to them.The contribution of all healthcare professionalsis invaluable.”
Accentuating the importance of the award, Union Health Minister noted, “All of them who have received this award have made efforts from resolution to accomplishment. Our Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi ji understood India's research capability and India started priductio of COVID vaccines,” said Dr Mansukh Mandaviya. Emphasizing importance of the panch mantra of Shri Narendra Modi ji to take pride in our roots, he said that there has never been dearth of manpower and brain power in the country.“With all our collective efforts, together we can make India a world leader and a symbol of global healthcare in this century”, he noted.
Highlighting the efforts of government’s effort, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar noted, “Under able guidance of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, the process of selection of Padma awardees has changed a lot as common people are now being honored. Because now the emphasis of the nomination process is not on the name of the nominee, but on their work.” She requested everyone to continue to inspire generations to come and increase their capacity and strength to contribute in making India a healthcare leader.”
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Food Processing Industry Parks
The Ministry of Food Processing industries incentivizes setting up of Mega Food Parks and Agro Processing Clusters  through credit linked financial assistance  in the form of grants-in-aid under relevant component schemes of Central Sector Umbrella scheme “Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana”. State-wise details of Mega Food Parks and Agro Processing Clusters approved in PMKSY are placed at Annexure.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  AND  OF RAJYA SABHAUNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3468 FOR ANSWER ON 1STAPRIL, 2022 REGARDING “FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY PARKS”.
State-wise Mega Food Parks and Agro Processing Clusters  approved under Pradhan MantriKisan SAMPADA Yojana
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|
State/Union Territory
|
|
Mega Food Parks
|
|
Agro Processing Clusters
|
|
No of Projects Sanctioned
|
|
No of Projects madeOperational/Completed
|
|
No of Projects Sanctioned
|
|
No of Projects madeOperational
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Assam
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
6
|
|
0
|
|
Bihar
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
Goa
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
2
|
|
Haryana
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
Kerala
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
4
|
|
2
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
12
|
|
3
|
|
Manipur
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Odisha
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Punjab
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
11
|
|
0
|
|
Telangana
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Tripura
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
4
|
|
2
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Andaman &Nicobar
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
D&N Haveli And Daman & Diu
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Delhi
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Ladakh
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Pudduchery
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Total
|
|
41
|
|
22
|
|
68
|
|
12
This information was given by Minister of State for M/o Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today